Mass held for beloved saint in Mexico despite distancing

Challenging social distancing measures in place in Mexico City, some people gathered on Thursday to pray to St. Judas Tadeo and celebrated mass from outside the saint's church.

Although the official day of this saint is October 28, devotees go to the temple on the 28th of each month to ask or give thanks to him.

Crowds of parishioners devoted to St. Judas usually clog the main streets in downtown Mexico City, but this time a reduced attendance took the mass from outside a church with closed doors.

They held up their saint's statues and images outside, as priest Ernesto Mejia held mass in front of an empty church and a group of mariachis played music.

People kept attending to the temple during the day and prayed from the street.

Follower Maria de los Angeles Martinez came to give thanks to San Judas Tadeo as he "has worked miracles" for her.

Mexico confirmed more than 78,000 coronavirus cases and 8,597 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.

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